Bob Davoli

Longing

My dreams have pretty much died
At best, they're half-alive
Not sure when I'll see another sunrise

It’s not like I haven’t tried
To give life another go
But it takes so long to get to the other side

Lightning is like life, 
If you blink once, it will pass you by
And you’ll never get to fly

I’ve been looking for a
Rainbow to take me on a joyride as I
Drift alone through life’s landslide

I guess I’m pretty much doomed
Trying to find some light
While the darkness devours the night

Lightning is like life,
If you blink once, it will pass you by
And you’ll never get to fly

It doesn’t have to be this way
We should be smelling lilacs in mid-May
Dancing on a moonlit bay
Soaring way above the fray

My streetcar is full of desire
My engines are revved and roaring
My heart and soul are on fire

I long to settle down, yet I
Take flight like restless Geese
Searching in vain for my masterpiece

It doesn’t have to be this way
We should be smelling lilacs in mid-May
Dancing on a moonlit bay
Soaring way above the fray

Lightning is like life, 
If you blink once, it will pass you by
And you’ll never get to fly

It will pass you by
And you’ll never get to fly

Everything But Me

Lusty summer lovers
Riding a fleeting wave
Running far away
From Father time
It is a very short ride
From cradle to grave

Lallygagging in the sun
Chasing an immortal kiss
Our imaginations floating
On the breeze
After a couple of Negroni’s
I’m down on one knee

A sunset is not a sunset
Unless you’re holding my hand
I still remember that sad day
When you left with everything but me

Our hair dancing in the wind
Splashing in the sea
Hearing the sun 
Whisper to the moon
Smile and light up the sky, 
Light up the sky won’t you please

Our footprints washed away
Forsaken beaches cry farewell
It’s no use to pine for times past
A restless heart is Impossible to quell

A sunset is not a sunset
Unless you’re holding my hand
I still remember that sad day
When you left with everything but me

Your heart will tell you 
Where to go
Savor the unknown
One by one,
Memories are lost
Darkness hovers where
Light once shone

Wind weathered melodies
Foretell an autumn chill
Even hungry lips
Must say goodbye
Hopeless romantics 
Drowning in free will

A sunset is not a sunset
Unless you’re holding my hand
I still remember that sad day
When you left with
Everything but me

Maybe you’ll come back 
And leave again with
Everything and me

Great Big Puffy Cloud

When the wind is weeping
And rivers are crying out loud
Fly away with me
On a great big puffy cloud

Heart-worn highways where
Vagabonds wander, beautifully doomed
Aching for a sun-shower
Roses smiled and quietly bloomed

Only solitude can break the back of loneliness
Stay quiet watch the birds, kiss a daffodil 

Twilights lonesome shadows
Drowning me in blue
I shrug my shoulders
What, oh what am I to do

I pour myself into 
My ragged armchair
Light a cigarette
Oh, I feel I am nowhere near

Only solitude can break the back of loneliness
Stay quiet watch the birds, kiss a daffodil 

I wish I could l lie down
With poetry in motion
Drink in all its beauty
Dancing to the rhythm of the ocean

When the wind is weeping
And rivers are crying out loud
Fly away with me
On a great big puffy cloud
Yeah, fly away with me
On a great big puffy cloud

Elusive Underbellies

Rainbow crush
Blue gelato
Aimless beach bums
Lonely barflies

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset

I wish to keep you here
Until the full moon passes
Hanging out with ourselves
Rollicking in the grasses

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset

Playing the blues
All night long
With my favorite band
The Elusive Underbellies

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset

Lavender candles
Sawed-off shotguns
Night-blooming Jasmine
Spiritual band-aids 

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset
Melancholy ladies
Linger in the night
Blowing bubbles
In the moonlight

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset

Draw a line in the sand
Beware of contentment
Strike up your own band
You’ll never have to repent

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset

Life is a beautiful sunrise
Until you must face the sunset
Without your old friends

I'm So Easy to Please

Summer skies,
Your beautiful eyes
Baby please,
No more goodbyes

Oh, I’m dancing with the daisies
Playing with the sunshine
And making love
Deep inside my mind, oh, I’m

Whispering to the breeze
I’m making love with the trees
Oh, I am so damn easy to please

I wear my heart
All over my sleeve
Just waiting for someone
To believe in me

But why can’t the light?
Kiss the dark, dark night
And simply melt away
The urge to fight

Oh, I’m chasing all my pipe dreams
Eating chocolate ice cream
And singing to the jukebox with
Elvis and the Jailhouse Rock. Oh, I’m

Whispering to the breeze
I’m making love with the trees
Oh, I am so damn easy to please

Hopeless romantics, they
Bathe in candlelight
To wash away their sorrow
And hope for tomorrow

But even the darkest nights
Find some morning light
Oh, sweet agony
I'm down on one knee

But maybe oh just maybe
Oh, who am I to say?
The sun might shine
In my heart someday, oh, I’m

Whispering to the breeze
I’m making love with the trees
Oh, I am so, damn easy to please 

Summer skies
Your beautiful eyes
Baby please
Don’t you say goodbye

Is This It?

Billy Joe was a welder on the factory floor
Belinda worked the morning shift at the Piggly Wiggly
Friday night, they stepped out on the town, put on their dancing shoes
And forgot about their blues

Candlepins at Lucky Strike on Saturday night
Juke box blaring I love you Peggy Sue
Last stop is IHOP, I’ll take the Smoke House Combo
Hash browns, eggs, pancakes, and sausage

But long-ago, Billy Joe was first string quarterback
Belinda rode her quarter horse, bareback
Senior year prom king and queen
Merrily, merrily, merrily, they lived the American dream dream

Hallelujah, Sunday morning, fire, and brimstone
Family brunch with grit-fried chicken cutlets
Washed it down with a side-car Sangria
Homemade peach cobbler and ice cream for dessert

Sunday’s nights last hoorah at Coyote Joe’s
They rocked-and-rolled deep into the night
Dartboards, foosball, pool balls and pinballs
Last call, last dance “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

But long-ago, Billy Joe was first string quarterback
Belinda rode her quarter horse, bareback
Senior year prom king and queen
Merrily, merrily, merrily, they lived the American dream

Monday morning, bleary-eyed and foggy
Billy Joe puts on his gray green uniform
Belinda puts her hair up in a bun
Friday night they will have some fun
Friday night they will have some fun

Siren Song of Freedom

Drinking fire water at the edge of a cliff
Lured by the siren song of freedom
I’m on the ropes, but I'm still punching
Cause I see your fleeting face in the rainbow

I beckon the evening to take my hand
And lead me to your silhouette
Dancing magically on a sexy, starry night
While moonlight sonatas serenade the silence

I imagine my imagination running wild
Words fly like fireworks in the sky
My dormant characters come alive and
Dance soulfully over my blank pages 

Keep the light burning in the prison of your soul
All poets are sad; it’s their source of inspiration
Nourished by their musings and dreams
Trying to rhyme their way to freedom

Disappointment hovers like a cold rain
It’s okay to sing from a broken heart
Keep on pushing the boulder up the hill
There is no journey if you crave a destiny

I imagine my imagination running wild
Words fly like fireworks in the sky
My dormant characters come alive and
Dance soulfully over my blank pages 

Paradise is lost, but the sun always rises
Can we be brave enough to live again
No one can be emotionally bulletproof
Fly into the sun and never look back

Our song is playing just around the bend
We walk silently in autumn’s splendor
You said you want to catch a dream
I only hope you dream of me

You said you want to catch a dream
I only hope you dream of me

Sweet Solitude

My sweet, curvy lady, a whiff of Adirondack Spruce
I love to caress your rosewood back and sides
I cradle you while cajoling my melodious dreams to life
Your resonance is as delicious, as a melody sung in tune 

You are my lullaby, my goodnight kiss
I will see you in the morning sunlight 

I hear you in my head before I even touch you
Your graceful beauty is my inspiration
Sometimes sublime, sometimes wistful
Sometimes sad, sometimes full of joy 

You are my lullaby, my goodnight kiss
I will see you in the morning sunlight 

You will always be my midnight companion,
Over and over, I hear your echoes in my canyon
Oh, how I crave your sonic sweetness,
Nighttime, peacetime, candlelight, moonlight

You are my lullaby, my goodnight kiss,
I will see you in the morning sunlight 

You are my lullaby, my goodnight kiss,
I will see you in the morning sunlight 

Waning Afterglow

Ribbons and wrappings
Whooping and clapping
Fire is crackling
Everyone is laughing

Joy is in the air
Not a whiff of despair
Do not fear, dear
By and by, all things disappear

Behind every silver lining
There is a dark cloud pining
While the waning afterglow
Summons the black crow

Christmas trees turn brown
Mistletoe falls down
Pine needles on the ground
Santa rolls outta town

Another New Year
Begins without cheer
Stuck in low gear
Way too sad to shed a tear

Behind every silver lining
There is a dark cloud pining
While the waning afterglow
Summons the black crow

In the dusk of life
Every road narrows
Nature silences strife
Harmonize with sparrows

Daytime stars only find light
In the dark of night
Before lying in repose
Take some time to smell a rose

Behind every silver lining
There is a dark cloud pining
While the waning afterglow
Summons the black crow

While the waning afterglow
Summons the black crow